pinwheel

noun
UK /ˈpɪnwiːl/
US /ˈpɪnwiːl/

A pinwheel is a toy that spins when the wind blows on it.

The little girl held her colorful pinwheel up to the breeze and watched it spin.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A firework that spins around as it burns.

The children cheered as the pinwheel fizzed and spun on the ground.

3. A wheel with pins or vanes that turns in a current of water or air.

The old mill used a pinwheel to measure the flow of the stream.

4. A circular arrangement of people or things with parts spreading out from the center.

The dancers formed a pinwheel pattern on the stage.